‘A mother should protect her child…’
Queer Horror Nights is thrilled to present LYLE (2014) by Stewart Thorndike. Sometimes reffered to as a lesbian Rosmary’s Baby, Thorndike’s LYLE is a tale of pregnancy, motherhood, grief and isolation. With an incredibly powerful performance from Gaby Hoffman, LYLE tells the story of a New York couple who tragically lose their young child in a devastating accident whilst expecting their second baby. Grief and despair quickly turn into paranoia as Leah (Hoffman) suspects the neighbours are up to something sinister.
A short horror film will screen before LYLE.
Stewart Thorndike emerges as a director to watch with this unsettling, queered up version of Rosemary’s Baby – Trace Thurman at Horror Queers
Stewart Thorndike distills the primal fears of pregnancy, motherhood, betrayal, and New York real estate(!!) into a potent film that somehow manages to be both very funny and a furious catharsis – Susanna Locascio at Hammer to Nail
LYLE will be presented with an introduction by your horror host, TOKEN HOMO, and you’re invited to linger in the venue bar afterwards for a social.
Queer Horror Nights is a film club devoted to queer, cult and classic horror cinema. Follow your co-hosts @tokenhomo x @lastframeclub for all the gory details. Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/filmhub
- Directed by Stewart Thorndike
- Starring Gaby Hoffman, Ingrid Jungerman
- 2014 | 65mins | USA | rated (TBC)
